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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1899
Page
2
A North Carolina postmaster praises Smiths Bile Beans for biliousness and sick headache, claiming neighbors seek the remedy after learning of his use. The letter from W. K. Grass of Fall Cliff, NC, notes trials in Wisconsin and ongoing demand, urging readers to try the product for digestive and headache relief.
In corrected narrative from John Brown era lore, Richard J. Hinton argues Quantrill was a brutal marauder driven by unalloyed bloodlust rather than brutalized motive. He locates Quantrill’s origins in Maryland and Kansas, disputes tales of a schoolmaster past, and contends the Missouri underground and border wars fed false legends about his motives and affiliations.
A consignment from the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens will reach Lincoln Park today, with Superintendent 5. A. Stevens of Cincinnati accompanying. The purchase by President Woodworth last month includes a gebus pair, a tiger, a mock name Mc Kinley, a black fallow deer, a yak, and hybrids and silver Pleasants. Total expenditure 1,400. The board decided to proceed with the project house expenditure.
Fremont Ohio tale traces a 19th century feud involving the Hayes family a violent dog incident and a court judgment. Love seeks Fremont postmaster after a levy on Hayes property tied to a captured wedding gift from President McKinley. Maj Hayes protests Love appointment citing lack of gentlemanly conduct.
Gentes Lederer, manager of the New York Casing, bought Henry Lowenfeld's twenty one year lease of the Prince of Wales theater and will take possession on March 15. He sails to St Paul with seventy five singing and dancing girls, plus Louise Frear and the Miles Gtnyerdale quartet. The price paid has not been made public.
A wartime pamphlet recounts Cavite Navy Yard and Arsenal origins during Spanish era under General Inrite. It notes early construction, materials from San Kla and Epiktarnia, the 1601 launch of the frigate St Portes, and earthquakes that damaged nearby buildings, highlighting Cavite as a key naval station.
A lengthy House clash on a Senate prohibition bill ends with an indefinite postponement vote of 60 to 64. Amid clashes and roll calls, supporters argued for enforcement while opponents used tactics to delay, with misgivings over druggist liquor sales and calls for stronger penalties ultimately failing.
James D Snoddy Pleasanton ex speaker and constitutional lawyer protests omnibus bills. He tells Governor Stanley such packing of measures breaches the state constitution and common sense. He warns if lawmakers ignore law to pass many bills, anarchy could follow. Stanley says bills may become law without signature after ten days if not acted upon.
The house refused to concur with a senate amendment funding a 345000 natural history building to house Prof Dyche's animal collection. Dawes and Coy attacked the measure as unnecessary lobbying by professors, and the motion to concur was defeated almost unanimously, prompting a conference committee.
The senate passed several appropriation measures funding the state reform school for the coming two years, reimbursing Omaha exposition subscribers, supporting the deaf and dumb school at Olathe, covering repairs and library needs for needy pupils, and funding building repairs and a hospital at the Olathe institution, plus a $771 reimbursement for Elle County cattle quarantine.
The senate passed a house bill to reimburse Kansas counties for the care of destitute insane persons but sent it back to the house with an amendment for further consideration. The records in the office of the state auditor were affected by the house bill.
A vintage advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a tonic for thin and consumptive individuals. It claims the product enriches the blood increases nerve force renews wasted tissues and strengthens digestion by mechanical digestion of the oil. The ad cites nerve and brain nourishment via hypophosphites and notes a price of $2.00 before listing Scott & Bowne as makers in New York.
A senate amendment tied county claim estimates to Topeka insane asylum records, noting that applications for admission are filed there and that delinquent state taxes would be deducted from the appropriation.
Representative Beesley pushed a bill to treat threshing charges as a lien on grain to fix the sale price. The measure failed in the Senate twice and was declared dead by Beesley who said it could not pass. A separate note says $700 was set aside for St Marys hospital in Kansas City Kan and a supplemental bill, led by Senator Zimmer, allows the hospital to draw the funds now.
The state printer fee reductions average 30 percent under the new law from the special session. Speaker Osborn names Moore Marshall Republican Conrad Montgomery Republican Bigham Morris Republican Reeder Decatur Popull Wright Morton Populist to the Insane Asylum Commission to select a new location. Governor Stanley nominates E. T. Fairchild Ellsworth to the board of regents for the agricultural college and the senate promptly confirms.
G W Steevens recalls Lord Curzon at the first Calcutta viceroyalty ball. The hall glowed with candles, chandeliers from a French ship, and a sea of elegant uniforms. Native guests in turbans mingle with British officers as the empire’s power looms over a quarter of humanity.
From a poor man with 500 acres of barren land Henry Zelgier of Pittston township rose to wealth after a 25 year struggle with Hillside Coal as they attempted to dispossess him. He refused to pay legal fees, partnering with four men to handle the case for a contingent fee. The land is now valued at about one and a half million.
A letter praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for quick relief from stomach and bowels issues, noting improved health and gratitude. The notice urges women to seek Mrs. Pinkham’s free health advice from Lynn, Massachusetts, emphasizing how physical health affects happiness and disposition.
The February 1933 monthly statement of the public debt reports a rise during the month with totals for debt outstanding and funds in the treasury. It lists interest bearing and non interest bearing debt, cash balances, and summary figures including certificates and treasury notes offset by cash. The report notes outstanding demand deposits and obligations totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
Eight American women are listed for presentation at Buckingham Palace during the royal drawing room on Wednesday in London. Included are Mrs. Colwell, Miss White, Miss Murphy of Newark, Miss Swift of New York, Miss Welles of New York, Mrs. Wilbur of Rhode Island, Mrs. Cable of Washington, and Drs. Wilbur wife of a Providence banker. One attendee, Mrs. Wilbur, is described as a Daughters of the Crown member with descent from the Baron of Runnymede and King Alfred.
Daniel D. Emmett, famed author of Dixie, spoke to cadets at Kenyiits Military Academy in Gamsbier Ohio recounting his life and how he wrote the song. He described Southern roots from Mount Vernon, childhood struggles, and years touring with traveling shows before fame.
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